will thistle/songbird seeds come out the holes ok?
35918
Yes. The finches just pull them out the holes. Keep the feeder clean and dry .
1137272
Yes, however you'll have to wait until it is fully established, which can take quite some time. As you may have seen in my original review, these seeds are tiny and they instruct you not to cover them, so they will blow away if you don't keep them wet, and some will get munched by birds so order extra.Hope this helps!Billy
1954133
No, even the small sunflower seeds fall out. Thistle seeds are even smaller than those.
1815281
Mine did not have holes. I had to open them because I planted crotons. Certain plants will die when the planter fills up with too much water when it rains hard and they stay in that water for several days.
1945125
Are you using thistle seed? If not, there's your problem.Take it down and shake it-sometimes the seed gets clumped. It should also be washed and rinsed before using.
2219424
Probably not. I have had nothing pass thru the holes including Spinach or Rice, so far.
939346
I am not sure. I was so disappointed that the seed flew a ll over I sent it back. I never thought of trying that, but with ingenuity I think you could figure something out.
1433173
I use oiled sunflower seed and it works great. For just plain millet - it might roll out, as the openings are fairly large and the seeds are pretty small. It should work for commercial mixed seed. It wouldn't work for nyjer (thistle)seed, as they are way too fine.
1954131
no. screen is too large for thistle seed. gold finch love it, though. whatever seed is in it - I only use sunflower, safflower, etc., no junk seed; they eat out of it, but the thistle seed will fall out.
1421959
I would say yes, keeping in mind that some bird seed mixes have sun flower seeds, this could be a problem distributing the mix evenly.
466791
No I don't think so . The holes are too big. You need one that is made for poppy seeds.
705830
Some seed may fall through the mesh when filling the feeder. Once filled, little or no seed falls out - even in windy conditions.
261537
I think only thistle seed(nyjer) or a seed that small would work in this squirrel buster finch feeder because the feed hole is so very small. Larger seeds like sunflower would not-the birds could not access larger seeds.The classic squirrel buster feeder works well for black sunflower seed(I have one of those also, rate it 5 stars).
2027712
Yep, sounds like some dumb birds. I suggest lining the bottom of the tray with some sunflower seed hearts to get them started. I suppose it's possible the seed is no good. Birds are smart about that. Make sure the batch of sunflower seed hearts is not tainted. I've not experienced a problem with sunflower seeds going bad but have several times with thistle in another feeder I have. Good luck! Keep me posted!
1954128
No, the mesh is much too poruous to handle the thistle. It works well for sunflower, birds have to "work" bit to get a them.
1450816
I have only used the black oil sunflower seeds, so I don't know. The holes are small, but the birds manage to peck them out. The cardinals are now coming and using the rim to perch on. Took a while. Corn wouldn't go through the holes, but other smaller grains would no doubt gather on the rim and be welcoming to the birdies.
1676440
Probably but I think you will lose a lot of seed. The holes are large enough for sunflower, cracked corn, Milo,etc.